A fifth suspect has been arrested in a deadly shooting that took place in St. Johnsbury in December 2022.
Danny Daniels, 32, of Philadelphia had been wanted since a warrant was issued for his arrest in January 2023 in connection with the drug robbery and fatal shooting of Israel Jimenez Lugo. The 49-year-old was killed at the St. Johnsbury apartment in which he was living.
Daniels was arrested in New Orleans on Monday afternoon following a vehicular and then foot pursuit by Louisianan law enforcement agencies, Vermont State Police said in a press release Tuesday.
He faces several charges in that state, including resisting an officer and drug and firearm charges, according to a report Monday on NOLA.com.
Daniels is wanted in Vermont on charges of aiding in the commission of first-degree murder, aiding in the commission of assault and robbery with a weapon, and aiding in the commission of burglary, according to Vermont State Police.
Authorities accuse Daniels of being involved in drug trafficking in Vermont, court records show. He allegedly organized a plan for four people who owed him money to rob Lugo, who was shot and killed during the robbery.
It was not immediately clear Tuesday when Daniels would be brought to Vermont to face the charges against him.
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